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Fraction Word Problems

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Learning Intention

WALT:

Apply different strategies learnt in class to real life word problems

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Success Criteria:

I will know I have achieved this when…

  • know which strategy to use
  • Use the strategy to solve the problem
  • Be able to explain your working out

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Pizza time

  1. Mr wiseman bought a large pizza and cut it into 24 pieces. Mrs Ilaoa ate ¾ of the pizza. How many pieces did Mrs Ilaoa eat?

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  • Mr wiseman bought a large pizza and cut it into 33 pieces. Mrs Ilaoa ate ⅓ of the pizza. How many pieces did Mrs Ilaoa eat?

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  • Mr wiseman bought a large pizza and cut it into 24 pieces. Mrs Ilaoa ate ¾ of the pizza. How many pieces did Mrs Ilaoa eat?

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Sausage sizzle

  • Mrs Ilaoa bought 150 sausages for the sausage sizzle. She sold 6/10 of the sausages. How many sausages Did not sell?

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  • Mrs Ilaoa bought 99 sausages for the sausage sizzle. She sold 8/11 of the sausages. How many sausages Did not sell?

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  • Mrs Ilaoa bought 168 sausages for the sausage sizzle. She sold 7/12 of the sausages. How many sausages Did not sell?

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Picking Onions

  • Taimana picked 45 onions in an hour. That is ⅚ of what was picked by everyone that hour. How many onions were picked overall that hour?

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  • Sarah picked 72 onions in an hour. That is 8/12 of what was picked by everyone that hour. How many onions were picked overall that hour?

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  • Semi picked 144 onions in an hour. That is 12/15 of what was picked by everyone that hour. How many onions were picked overall that hour?